About the Role:
The 412th Maintenance Group is looking for a Full-Time Nondestructive Tester Training Leader (WL-3705-11) to work at the 412th Test Wing, 412th Maintenance Group, 412th Maintenance Squadron, Fabrication Flight / Non-Destructive Inspection Shop (412 MXS/MXMFN) at Edwards AFB.
The purpose of this position is to lead three or more workers to accomplish trades and/or labor work on a substantially full time and continuing bases. Leader is responsible to both perform the work assigned by supervisor and ensures that subordinates completed assigned work consistent with trades and labor standards. To assist in advancing personnel in their intermediate skill levels to achieve and/or maintain Level II Currency in all required disciplines.
Announcement Closes: 23 Aug 2026.
Location: Edwards, CA (Edwards Air Force Base)
Typical 2026 salary range: $53.74- $62.70 per hour (includes Locality)
Travel Requirements: Up to 25% travel possible.
Areas of Consideration (AOC): Department – wide (DoD)
Desired Skills:
- Must be a team player, able to work with both military and civilian personnel.
- Willing and able to instruct new and experienced personnel, both military and civilian.
- Able to treat all personnel with dignity and respect.
- Possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Major Duties:
- Performs Eddy-Current, Magnetic Particle, Ultra-Violet Radiographic, and Ultrasonic inspections on aircraft and support equipment.
- Serve as NDI technical advisor.
- Leads a team of three or more trades and/or labor workers and check work while in progress and when finished.
- Directly responsible to supervisory to ensure that work assigned to the team is carried out.
- Maintains knowledge and procedural currency, conductions tasks assigned by supervisor.
- Determines and performs inspection methods, prepared fluids, parts for non-destructive inspection and determines the test method best suited for the part.
- Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment.
- Maintains equipment records and documents actions.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period
- Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest
- Obtain & maintain Security clearance.
- This is a designated Drug Testing Position
- Must have current NAS-410 Certification at least one of the 5 inspection disciplines.
- Skill to set up and operate ultrasonic, eddy current, penetrant, magnetic particle, JOAP, JETSCAN and radiographic equipment to examine a variety of aerospace parts, components, or materials, and to modify procedures to achieve inspection objectives, and ability to interpret flaw indications and their relevance to the reliability of the product.
- Knowledge of ultrasonic, eddy current, penetrant, magnetic particle, industrial x-ray radiographic methods, Joint oil analysis, JETSCAN program and equipment of nondestructive testing to investigate failures in critical aircraft structures and components when considerable unknown factors are involved; and various shapes, sizes, and density of flaw indications in parts being tested.
- Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures.
- Ability to read and interpret quality control directives, engineering drawings, NDI literature, and technical orders concerning nondestructive testing methods and procedures; document actions; and maintain records manually or on a computer terminal.
- Skill to work with quality assurance and engineering personnel to modify inspection procedures and test standards to achieve inspection objectives.
***Resumes limited to two pages. Federal agencies now only accept resumes up to two pages in length.*** Learn more about the new resume requirements at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include
Please send resumes to:
POC Names & Emails: Jonathan M. Schultz / [email protected]
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